Broken belt! Fortunately I was only about 20 miles from home. The belt had about 37,000 miles on it, so I'm not complaining. I'd just pulled onto a highway and was accelerating moderately hard in first. About the time the engine hit the torque peak (maybe 4000 RPM?), it let go.

Broken belt! Fortunately I was only about 20 miles from home. The belt had about 37,000 miles on it, so I'm not complaining. I'd just pulled onto a highway and was accelerating moderately hard in first. About the time the engine hit the torque peak (maybe 4000 RPM?), it let go.

Ouch. Mine let go about 1300 miles from home in June. Thankfully Erik made it easy to change.

Also - sorry to hear about your disappeared Buell, Roostre. Thieves suck. Hopefully your next ride is even half as fun as the Ulysses :)

Thieves made off with my bike during a thunderstorm last week. (A little Buell irony.)

Gone, but not forgotten. Lots of great memories in the last 7 years.

That sucks. I thought everybody in Utah was honest. Well, you got your money's worth, that's for sure, nobody I know beats a bike like you...with the possible exception of Pluric. So what's next? You're SURELY gonna replace it with something. I smell something orange.....

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The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.

Well, you got your money's worth, that's for sure, nobody I know beats a bike like you...with the possible exception of Pluric. So what's next? You're SURELY gonna replace it with something. I smell something orange.....

Not real sure... the orange you smell is my dirt bikes!
Pluric seems to think I need a Tenere... almost afraid to accept his offer to take his for a spin!!

Went to South Valley Motorsports and sat on the Tenere... it seems much heavier than the Uly. Also jumped on a Versys; it had the Uly *feel*, but I'm not sure I could be happy long term with 54 HP.

There is an '06 Uly for sale locally that only has 5400 miles on it!! I may take a look at it in a few weeks when I really have time. Its an '06 and I really don't want one that may have a front rod bearing failure in its future. (And you and I both know this is not am internet myth.)